Driving the car was Corporal Kirk Keffer, with the Benicia Police Department, who was concerned when he say the teenager walking along a busy road so late at night. "It’s dark; there’s no sidewalks," Keffer said. "I asked him where he was walking to, and he says, 'Home.'"

Keffer offered Duncan a ride home, and along the way, Duncan said that his car had broken down, and he had no other way other way to get to work. So he had started walking nearly five hours both ways.

“I had to start saving up little by little,” Duncan said. But with most of his money going towards helping out his parents, and paying tuition for college, there wasn't much hope of buying a new car any time soon. "It’s a pretty peaceful walk. I just put in my headphones, play my music."

Keffer was so impressed with his determination, that he went back to the department after dropping the teen off and asked his superiors if they had any spare funds to buy a bike.

"People use [a long commute] as an obstacle not to work," Keffer said. "I wanted to make sure that he understood a good work ethic and dedication like that is going to be noticed and rewarded."